Carole Lorraine Stone, age 71, of Cape Girardeau passed away after a long battle with cancer Jan. 23, 2011 at Southeast Hospital, with her husband by her side.
She was born Aug. 21, 1939, in Lutesville, Mo.; she was the oldest of six children born to Ferneita A. DuLaney Hahn and the late Willard R. Hahn. She and Jerry B. Stone were united in marriage Sept. 22, 1957.

Until her retirement, Carole was the office manager for Jerry B. Stone Accounting and Income Tax Service, and she was a member of First Baptist Church of Cape Girardeau.

She was preceded in death by her father; one infant daughter, Kimberly; and one infant grandson, Casey Stone.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill, Mo. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with Pastor Janet Hopkins officiating. Burial will follow in the Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery near Marble Hill. Memorials may be made to the Marble Hill United Methodist Church.